Having used Gherkin in a couple of different testing projects, I thought I'd provide a Quick Intro to Gherkin, for those not familiar with it. So far, I've used Gherkin as a way of documenting tests, rather than automating tests, but it's used in both scenarios. [...]
My WebTestLondon.com site has had some issues since auto-updating it's WordPress core to the latest 4.2 - as the theme it uses (Simplissimo) is not strictly compatible with that version. The main issue was error messages appearing at the top of each page - but after [...]
As I recently started using TestFlight for this, I thought I'd outline how the other way of delivering Apps to testers works - that is Ad Hoc Delivery. Firstly, the UDID of your iOS Device(s) has to be known by the Developer delivering the App to [...]
Last Wednesday, I went along to Day 2 of Apps World 2012, at Earls Court 2. I went for the full day, as there was more of interest during the morning session, especially around the area of Mobile Testing. My photos from the day are below, [...]
Last Tuesday, I went to the first day of Apps World 2012, at Earls Court 2. I went along to see what I could find out about the latest Apps and App Technologies, plus also to do some networking. Event photos from Apps World blog [...]
I've now started using TestFlight, which enables simple delivery for iOS Apps for testing. The idea behind it is that iOS App developers setup a project that testers can be added to. The testers can then access the latest builds of the App as and when required [...]
I recently attended this webinar, given by Jonathan Lipps of Sauce Labs. You can check out the webinar on YouTube. I’ll briefly outline the main points, for future reference. Webinar Intro Almost as easy to test web apps with Sauce / Selenium as it is to [...]
I recently attended a webinar on the uTest platform, which was titled "Intro to Selenium2Library & Robot Framework". I hadn't heard of Selenium2Library or the Robot Framework, so this was a really useful intro to both of these at once. Also there was some information on [...]
Selenium IDE is a Firefox add-on, which allows simple record and playback of browser interaction. Tests are recorded as scripts in Selenese, a special test scripting language for Selenium. The easiest way to understand how Selenium IDE works is to download it and install it in Firefox. [...]
Having looked into the many uses people have found for Python, I can see why its such a popular language. One of these uses is to control an Excel XLS, which could then be used for data-driven testing, with the aim of reading data from each row [...]
I'm currently learning Python, with the aim of adding to my scripting skills and seeing how Python can be used within general projects and testing projects. Initially, I'm learning via the web site version of 'Learn Python The Hard Way', which actually provides a gentle introduction [...]
Update: Friday 13 July - Now received my certificate from ISEB/BCS. Full title is ISTQB - ISEB Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL). Well pleased with my score, which was 37 out of 40, 92.5% - so all the study and practice was worthwhile. The other day - last [...]
I've recently been using Mind Mapping concepts to keep track of the main points I've been learning whilst studying for the ISEB/ISTQB Foundation certification. The main ISEB course book covers many areas and a wealth of information, so it sometimes becomes a struggle to remember everything. [...]
In some of my jobs I've used MS Visio to create diagrams of all types, such as system diagrams and processing flow diagrams. It's always been a good tool for creating these diagrams but is not part of MS Office package, therefore requires a separate purchase, [...]
Updated... added article links, blog links and YouTube links. Here are some article links and blog links from other people who went to Silicon Milkroundabout 2012, I'll keep checking for any more and add them in as and when I find them. By Wilde Hart http://wildehart.com/2012/05/29/silicon-milkroundabout/ [...]
This Sunday I'm off to check out the job fair action at Silicon Milkroundabout, at the Old Truman Brewery, near Brick Lane, London. This is where UK tech startup companies aim to hire developers, designers, testers and all sorts of tech types. According to the FAQ, [...]
Now that I've gone through the official study guide book 'Software Testing: An ISTQB-ISEB Foundation Guide' I need to work out my preparation for the Certification Exam. The book itself first recommends reading through the ISTQB Syallbus document, as its the basis of the exam itself [...]
Chapter 7 is a brief chapter, entitled 'The Examination'. It covers the exam structure, the types of question, some example questions in different K1/K2/K3/K4 categories, exam techniques and revision techniques. In brief, the exam is 1 hour long and contains 40 questions. The pass rate is [...]
Have now worked through Chapter 6 of the book, entitled 'Tool Support for Testing'. This is another very comprehensive chapter, which took around 9 hours of studying, over a few days. It covers the main topic of testing tools, describing in-depth the range of different types [...]
Have now worked through Chapter 5 of the book, entitled 'Test Management'. This is another very comprehensive chapter, which took around 7 1/2 hours of study, over a few days. It covers many different topics including testing and risk, test planning, test control, roles and tasks, [...]
I found this new Uniface developer's blog via LinkedIn today: http://uniface.blogspot.co.uk/ Topics already on there include: Reserved operation names String manipulation performance List processing performance Images in dropdowns The blog is by Rik Lewis. Good luck with the blog Rik and long may it continue...
Have now worked through Chapter 4 of the book, entitled ‘Test Design Techniques'. This is a very comprehensive chapter and took about 9 hours of study to get through, over a few days. It begins with coverage of key terms, then covers the basic process of [...]
Updated: 22 May 2012 I've done some research into the different Mobile Development Platforms, as there's now so many different offerings from different manufacturers. Here's the current state of play:- iPhone / iPad Objective-C using iOS development platform Android Java using Android SDK development platform BlackBerry [...]
Have now worked through Chapter 3 of the book, entitled 'Static Testing'. This took about 3 hours to work through. This chapter deals with the static techniques area of software testing - where software is tested without executing it. This can lead to finding errors and [...]
Have now worked through Chapter 2 of this book, entitled 'Life Cycles'. This looks at software testing as part of the overall software development process. It covers different software development models - waterfall model, V-model and iterative/incremental models. Then it introduces the test levels required - [...]
Have now worked through Chapter 1 of the book, entitled 'The Fundamentals of Testing'. This covers the topics listed below and introduces the fundamental ideas of software testing, introducing new terminology, establishing the structure of the book and pointing forward to later chapters. This took about [...]
I'm currently working on my first Android App, which is more a way of practicing Android SDK / Java development than anything. It's something fairly simple and also useful - a bet calculator to calculate bet winnings - currently called BetCalc.
Next book to work through is 'Android for Programmers' - from the Deitel Developer Series. This book contains 16 fully coded Android apps, giving explanations of how various functionality has been achieved. Apps areas include - Twitter searches, slideshow, quiz, games, calculator, drawing, weather and pizza [...]
I've now finished working through my first book on Android Development - 'Beginning Android Application Development' by Wrox. This book has given me a good introduction to Android development and I'd definitely recommend this book to those beginning Android Development. I really like the way its [...]
Continuing learning Android Development using the book 'Beginning Android Application Development' from Wrox. Today, completed Chapter 11 - Publishing Android Applications. This featured: - How to prepare your apps for deployment - Exporting your app as an APK file and signing it with a new certificate [...]
